PETALING JAYA: Police arrested a man who allegedly phoned in a fake bomb threat to a shopping mall in Ipoh, Perak.

The 38-year-old man was arrested at a house in Tasek, Ipoh about five hours after the report on the incident was received.

Ipoh OCPD Asst Comm Yahaya Hassan said that based on the statement and confession given, the suspect was responsible for the bomb threat call to the shopping centre management.

"The police also confiscated the communication device used by the suspect to make the call.

“The suspect will be remanded today for further investigation under Section 507 of the Penal Code for the offence of criminal intimidation," he said in a statement on Thursday (Aug 24).

He said that a report on the bomb threat from an anonymous call was received at 4.50pm on Wednesday (Aug 23) by an employee at the mall.

A comprehensive inspection was then carried out with the help of the Bomb Disposal Unit of the Perak police headquarters, the Fire and Rescue Department and the Civil Defense Force, Yahaya said.

"The inspection confirmed that no suspicious objects were found.

“Staff were allowed to re-enter at 10.30pm," he added.